Thread regarding AT&T layoffs

Until I'm pink slipped, I am not going to budge.

I am not going to be scared into cutting my pay in half and taking a sh--tier contract, or worse, none at all. Even if I am laid off, I have recall rights for 5 years and the PARTNERSHIP job bank. I also have surplus rights bidding for a job vs. someone who is applying whose current position is not endangered.

The company disseminates information far ahead of actual layoffs to see how many headcount the can move voluntarily (based on fear alone). Unless the job is an equal or higher title, I am not interested in leaving money on the table and working in an org that's micromanaged where I can get fired for going 56 mph in a 70 mph zone for "excessive speed".

Ride the copper trail till she derailes!! 🚂

Copper is dying for better or worse. How long it takes is up in the air but it is reality. Knowing that, position yourself to adapt and survive.

I was told 38 years ago that I'd lose my job as an outside tech. Never did. But T does want to get rid of copper, and they will. If you are on the copper side, with less than 20 years, it's time to look for another job.

Sorry but fiber outdoes any wireless service out there! Maybe in the future but not anything close right now. And doesn’t have nearly enough bandwidth!!

The quicker they get rid of copper and the workers supporting it the better. Wireless is the future

Chaperones to give the union away for $zero dollars over the long run

I cover a remote area alone caring for AT&T landlines,T1 and remaining ADSL. No UVERSE here and none in its future. It's like watching a very old person die slowly,a little closer to death everyday. I am old to, we both will fade away. A generous buy out would be nice. I've been at this for 36+years. My father made it to 38 years of service. In those days landlines were it and over time was there everyday decade after decade.

Copper still pays the bills for the biggest share of customers. Yes they will at some point turn down the old POTS telephone network, however there are still millions of miles of copper delivering broadband to customers who they hope will continue as long as they stay price competitive.

The copper is hated because its not making as much as the mobile, but it is still a cash cow.If the pricks in Texas dont like the difference in profit margin, well someone will.

If your mobile phone has lte on it the call is already completely bypassing copper. For the last few years we have run the net works side by side. By 2020 we can turn off the switch and no one will notice. Phone numbers do not route many calls today.

Copper is still used to deliver data. How do think Direct TV NOW is being delivered? It isn't though a 5G.

mythical network. You have not a clue how our network works. One word "IPAG". google it.

I thought the 2020 thing included the retirement of traditional landline telephony.

The only copper that is going to hang around will be for data.

I don't think Frontier has the funds to purchase the landline assets. They are still trying un-phuck the chit sandwich that was the Verizon purchase.

Selling the union to frontier,a dream come true soon to be realized,& keep paying dues, no questions please..... next

it's going to get worse if all these companies truly automate what they want to. there will be nobody employed left to buy any products or services from any company.

Companies are getting rid of people 25 years +, not just T, millennials get ready, cheap labor will be all yours

There are a lot more people in copper than Service Techs Dude.

IMO, this topic is spot on.

Once the fog of the TW acquisition clears, announcements will be made that will affect most of us one way or another. At this point, whether it is approved or not is not going to make very much difference to the legacy folks; because as the author has indicated, management has been pretty successful in killing off our legacy LOB. Because of this fact, AT&T is in a very dicey spot at the moment.

RIP, SERVICE TECHS